Yup, I never use, of will use, the "Rating" option. I'd like to see this as an on/off option, in the Admin CP and/or the User CP. If it's off, don't display it in posts and don't display the "Rating" bar on the forum display.

Yeah me three! Because when seeing the threads in a forum it get a little cramped! - Remeber some people may have their forum to fit on a 15" (800x 600) minitor when displayed! So yeah in the admin/userCP would be a nice feature for an on/off option!

Actually this would be quite good in the templates area as you can have options at top of page etc.